Worcestershire 293-7
v Yorkshire 143 all out (33 overs)
Worcestershire win by 150 runs
Royal London One Day Cup
Saturday 4 May 2019
Played at New Road Worcester
v Yorkshire 143 all out (33 overs)
Worcestershire win by 150 runs
Royal London One Day Cup
Saturday 4 May 2019
Played at New Road Worcester
Stoke City 2 v Sheffield United 2
The Championship
Sunday 5 May 2019
The Championship
Sunday 5 May 2019
SUFC 2018/19 Game 88
2018/19 Football Season Brewery Visits - 103
2018/19 Football Season Brewery Visits - 103
What is the one thing I’d change about Chris Wilder if I had the chance? Good question mate. Primarily, I’d like him to connect with the local Sheffield & South Yorkshire community more. And, not have his head in the clouds, continually influenced by so-called trendy European ideas. Some of us just aren’t interested in the same thing as he is. He’s championing ownership by a big Japanese Multinational Corporation. A Corporation which is a million miles away from the traditional values of South Yorkshire. Big. Faceless. Bland. Pretending to be something it isn’t. Personally, I thought Chris was better than that.
Being a Blade is a broad base. All my Brothers & Sisters are encouraged & welcome to support the Club in the way that best suits them. I’m sure there are niche Sheffield United Blogs which cater for everyone’s tastes. But, we’re Sheffield United. We’re a Drinkers Club. This is a Beer Blog. What the fuck is Wilder doing pictured with fake Italian Beer Brand Peroni? Owned by a Japanese Corporation? Owned by Asahi? When there are many Sheffield & SoYo Brewers staring into a hot Mash Tun trying to make a living. He needs to up his beer game. FFS, Consultancy Services are available you know (waves…..).
Peroni? Industrial factory made sugar water. Cordial with some water & turps in. Oversweet alcohol delivery system. Really? Come on Pal - get a few bottles or tins of glorious Sheffield brewed beer in the pictures.
What a season. For this Drinkers Club. It’s the Annual Awards. It’s time for The 2019 BALL SUPPY’S…… Let’s get at it …....
Beer In The Ground - 2019
No Fucking Contender.
A reminder, this was last awarded in 2017, in League 1, at MK Dons for the bottles of Concrete Cow Brewing, Pail Ale in the Home End. If the Premier League really is the Promised Land (note - it’s not). Then promise me there’ll be some decent, quasi-independent bottled, keg or (perish the thought) cask ale in a ground somewhere down the track.
Away Pub Of The Year - 2019
Bronze - Brentford away, Tuesday, 27 November 2018. The Blades won 3-2.
The Mawson Arms/Fox & Hounds. Haa. Got you. That is not a joint award. That is a pub which actually has two names. A somewhat difficult award to make. It’s a Fuller’s pub. The famous Fuller’s Griffin Brewery is just around the corner. And, would you believe it. AFTER the Carrier Bag Firm visit. Fuller’s was sold to fucking Peroni owning Asahi. Anyway. The old Licencing Laws ruled that Beer could not be sold on the same premises as Wines & Spirits. The story is either those were the real rules, or it was a misunderstanding that those were the rules. Matters not. Because, in a classic manoeuvre, the Brewery/Owners just gave the pub two names. The authorities OK'd Ale in The Mawson Arms & OK'd Wine in the Fox and Hounds. Without understanding they were one and the same pub. Brilliant.
Silver - Swansea away, Saturday, 19 January 2019. The Blades lost 1-0
The Pilot Of Mumbles. Swansea is definitely NOT a shithole. You really don’t want to go home. The Mumbles around Swansea Bay is home to the fairly traditional Pilot. It’s got it’s own Brewery around the back. Very welcoming, and the setting is superb. With views out across the bay. I had Pilot Gold, on cask at 4.4%. Which was just excellent. The balance of flavours was spot on. There was a good deal of bitterness - which I liked. But, it just seemed a perfect recipe. I defy anyone to not like that beer. (nb, I'm not a Mug, I know many won't, including “God” Wilder).
GOLD - Millwall Under 23s away, Monday, 15 April 2019. The Young Blades drew 0-0
The Star & Garter, Bromley
Look. I know that will be a controversial choice. Like giving the Best Picture Oscar to something with subtitles. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon & Roma both got ten nominations, but didn’t win best flick. I know most people won’t have had the opportunity to go to the Millwall Academy for that game. But, I’m not giving the Star & Garter the Gold Medal to prove I’m Bigger Blade. It was just such a superb pub that I wouldn’t be able to look myself in the mirror to trim my bushy eyebrows if I didn’t give it to them. If you’ve got a problem, just pretend The Star & Garter has failed a drug test, and The Pilot Of Mumbles has moved up to Gold.
The main bit of the horseshoe bar directly faces the door & the street. Honestly, if you look in and walk past, don't call yourself a drinker. It's fucking hypnotic. Eye watering. Seven on cask. Thirteen dreamy kegs. The Outstanding Beer Of That Day went to;
DEYA Brewing Co, Steady Rolling Man, Pale on keg at 5.2%.
A nice bit of fruit juice up top. Then the Hop Bombs start. I couldn't put it down. (On the table, it went down my neck quick enough).
New Category (1)
In mid-2018, I entered an International Beer Geek Competition (run by a major independent Brewery & Bar Chain) to see who had visited most Breweries. I got a nomination & an invite to the award ceremony. But, I didn’t win. My exact words as the name of the winner was announced were - “I’ll do 100 Breweries next year, if anyone beats that, they can fucking have the award if the need it that bad”. So, on my SUFC travels this season, I have visited a lot of Breweries. A lot. What can I say? Visit a Brewery. Drink some of their Beer. Watch The Blades. Get A Life…..
No Fucking Contender.
A reminder, this was last awarded in 2017, in League 1, at MK Dons for the bottles of Concrete Cow Brewing, Pail Ale in the Home End. If the Premier League really is the Promised Land (note - it’s not). Then promise me there’ll be some decent, quasi-independent bottled, keg or (perish the thought) cask ale in a ground somewhere down the track.
Away Pub Of The Year - 2019
Bronze - Brentford away, Tuesday, 27 November 2018. The Blades won 3-2.
The Mawson Arms/Fox & Hounds. Haa. Got you. That is not a joint award. That is a pub which actually has two names. A somewhat difficult award to make. It’s a Fuller’s pub. The famous Fuller’s Griffin Brewery is just around the corner. And, would you believe it. AFTER the Carrier Bag Firm visit. Fuller’s was sold to fucking Peroni owning Asahi. Anyway. The old Licencing Laws ruled that Beer could not be sold on the same premises as Wines & Spirits. The story is either those were the real rules, or it was a misunderstanding that those were the rules. Matters not. Because, in a classic manoeuvre, the Brewery/Owners just gave the pub two names. The authorities OK'd Ale in The Mawson Arms & OK'd Wine in the Fox and Hounds. Without understanding they were one and the same pub. Brilliant.
Silver - Swansea away, Saturday, 19 January 2019. The Blades lost 1-0
The Pilot Of Mumbles. Swansea is definitely NOT a shithole. You really don’t want to go home. The Mumbles around Swansea Bay is home to the fairly traditional Pilot. It’s got it’s own Brewery around the back. Very welcoming, and the setting is superb. With views out across the bay. I had Pilot Gold, on cask at 4.4%. Which was just excellent. The balance of flavours was spot on. There was a good deal of bitterness - which I liked. But, it just seemed a perfect recipe. I defy anyone to not like that beer. (nb, I'm not a Mug, I know many won't, including “God” Wilder).
GOLD - Millwall Under 23s away, Monday, 15 April 2019. The Young Blades drew 0-0
The Star & Garter, Bromley
Look. I know that will be a controversial choice. Like giving the Best Picture Oscar to something with subtitles. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon & Roma both got ten nominations, but didn’t win best flick. I know most people won’t have had the opportunity to go to the Millwall Academy for that game. But, I’m not giving the Star & Garter the Gold Medal to prove I’m Bigger Blade. It was just such a superb pub that I wouldn’t be able to look myself in the mirror to trim my bushy eyebrows if I didn’t give it to them. If you’ve got a problem, just pretend The Star & Garter has failed a drug test, and The Pilot Of Mumbles has moved up to Gold.
The main bit of the horseshoe bar directly faces the door & the street. Honestly, if you look in and walk past, don't call yourself a drinker. It's fucking hypnotic. Eye watering. Seven on cask. Thirteen dreamy kegs. The Outstanding Beer Of That Day went to;
DEYA Brewing Co, Steady Rolling Man, Pale on keg at 5.2%.
A nice bit of fruit juice up top. Then the Hop Bombs start. I couldn't put it down. (On the table, it went down my neck quick enough).
New Category (1)
In mid-2018, I entered an International Beer Geek Competition (run by a major independent Brewery & Bar Chain) to see who had visited most Breweries. I got a nomination & an invite to the award ceremony. But, I didn’t win. My exact words as the name of the winner was announced were - “I’ll do 100 Breweries next year, if anyone beats that, they can fucking have the award if the need it that bad”. So, on my SUFC travels this season, I have visited a lot of Breweries. A lot. What can I say? Visit a Brewery. Drink some of their Beer. Watch The Blades. Get A Life…..
Away Brewery Of The Year - 2019
GOLD - Aston Villa away, Friday, 8 February 2019. The Blades drew 3-3.
Dig Brew Co. Digbeth, Birmingham Come at me. But, I really enjoyed that game. Yes, we should have got it over the line. But, still, mesmerising at times. So, OK, it was a little bit of a sorrower drowner in Dig Brew. But, also a bit celebratory as well. And, I ain’t apologising for that. Unfortunately, it’s not over near Villa Park. But, otherwise it’s very accessible, you can just schlep over to Digbeth from the centre of Birmingham. We went late on Friday. It's fair to say, drink had been taken, a lot, by a lot. One lady got wind of the fact we were Beer Tourists. So, she brought the Dig Brew brewer over to meet us. Look, I've been around the block & seen the sights. But, the brewer was well inside the top ten most pissed people I've ever seen. So, I have very little information to impart from our brief exchange. The best one I had was;
GOLD - Aston Villa away, Friday, 8 February 2019. The Blades drew 3-3.
Dig Brew Co. Digbeth, Birmingham Come at me. But, I really enjoyed that game. Yes, we should have got it over the line. But, still, mesmerising at times. So, OK, it was a little bit of a sorrower drowner in Dig Brew. But, also a bit celebratory as well. And, I ain’t apologising for that. Unfortunately, it’s not over near Villa Park. But, otherwise it’s very accessible, you can just schlep over to Digbeth from the centre of Birmingham. We went late on Friday. It's fair to say, drink had been taken, a lot, by a lot. One lady got wind of the fact we were Beer Tourists. So, she brought the Dig Brew brewer over to meet us. Look, I've been around the block & seen the sights. But, the brewer was well inside the top ten most pissed people I've ever seen. So, I have very little information to impart from our brief exchange. The best one I had was;
Dig Brew Co., El Topo, American IPA on keg at 5.8%. A superb, back to basics, straight down the line Californian style IPA. Everything right about that.
New Category (2)
My Wife is very supportive of my Blogging. And, some of The Carrier Bag Firm give the pretence that they read & enjoy this Blog. Thanks. But, reliably, I only know of one fellow Blade who actually reads every Blog. I know this, because if I’m a day or two late publishing, he fucking texts me & gives me the hurry up. He is instrumental in making sure I get to an away Pub on the days I really can’t be all that bothered. So…..
The John Calvert Door-To-Door Award for The Sportsman Supporters Coach Pub Of The Year 2019
GOLD - Wigan Athletic away, Tuesday, 1 January 2019. The Blades won 3-0.
The Bobbin, Leigh A fairly large single room micropub. Very welcoming. Intriguingly, maybe because it was January, after a heavy December, they had two lower abv Pales on. The best was the 3.8%, Blackedge Brewing Company, Hop Pale Ale on cask. The Hop bitterness was running all the way through it, with a little citrus cutting in. Excellent.
Stats
I have now Blogged from 802 games in 1,720 days
GOLD - Wigan Athletic away, Tuesday, 1 January 2019. The Blades won 3-0.
The Bobbin, Leigh A fairly large single room micropub. Very welcoming. Intriguingly, maybe because it was January, after a heavy December, they had two lower abv Pales on. The best was the 3.8%, Blackedge Brewing Company, Hop Pale Ale on cask. The Hop bitterness was running all the way through it, with a little citrus cutting in. Excellent.
Stats
I have now Blogged from 802 games in 1,720 days
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